Georgia’s two U.S. senators are asking the Trump administration to steer more of the available COVID-19 testing resources to Georgia’s academic medical centers. In a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Republicans David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler explain that the medical schools at Augusta University and Emory University are returning test […]

Georgia began releasing the number of Georgians hospitalized due to coronavirus and the numbers show that 32.9% of patients who tested positive for coronavirus are currently hospitalized. As of 7 p.m. Tuesday, 1,097 Georgians have tested positive for COVID-19. Of those, 361 are hospitalized and 38 people have died because of the virus. Georgia’s death […]

Dekalb County confirmed today that it has one inmate who tested positive for coronavirus and one Sheriff’s Department employee who tested positive. A 35-year old male inmate in the DeKalb County Jail is undergoing treatment at Grady Memorial Hospital after he tested positive for the virus during a medical assessment while in custody in the […]

An Albany hospital inundated with COVID-19 patients said Tuesday that it is “quickly reaching a critical mass,’’ and that some other hospitals are refusing to accept its transfer patients who don’t have the virus. Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital also reported three more COVID-19-related deaths Tuesday, bringing the hospital’s total to 11. It has 31 COVID-19 […]

How far should Georgia go to curb the spread of coronavirus while also protecting the economy from collapse? It’s a question state and local leaders are grappling with as COVID-19 continues sickening Georgians at a rapid pace and has led to nearly three dozen deaths as of noon Tuesday. Many officials and observers worry executive orders […]

Georgia’s number of confirmed coronavirus cases has hit the 1,000 mark as of noon Tuesday. The state now has a total of 1,026 cases with 32 deaths from the virus. The new numbers bring the state’s death rate to 3.12%. The largest number of cases continue to be in the 18 to 59 age group. […]

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has ordered all medically fragile residents, those who have tested positive for coronavirus, those who have been exposed to the virus and those who suspect they may have the virus to stay home. He has also banned all gatherings throughout the state of 10 or more people and has shuttered bars […]

Putnam County Sheriff Howard R. Sillis wrote a heartfelt letter to his community urging them to stay home and take the spread of coronavirus seriously. In the letter, the sheriff said he will be petitioning the Putnam County Board of Commissioners and the Eatonton City Council to legally require residents to stay home. The full […]

Four state senators including the chairwoman of the Georgia Democratic Party have tested positive for coronavirus as the untreatable respiratory disease continues to spread across Georgia with hundreds of confirmed cases and more than two dozen deaths. First to publicly announce his COVID-19 diagnosis was Sen. Brandon Beach, R-Alpharetta, whose test results came back positive days after […]

Georgia reported a significant increase in coronavirus cases Monday. The Georgia Department of Public Health posted a notice on its website on the noon update explaining that the increase “is in part reflective of improvement in electronic reporting efficiency from commercial laboratories.” The department also noted that the reports often have sparse data, so some […]

Here are ways you can donate to support food banks and other nutrition programs, as well as places to turn if you need help. A stream of cars lined up outside Golden Harvest Food Bank’s Augusta headquarters last week about two hours before workers started distributing chicken, eggs, milk and other food to people in need. […]

The coronavirus pandemic has claimed its 25th life in Georgia, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health’s 7 p.m. update on Sunday. Georgia now has 620 confirmed cases of coronavirus, up from 600 at noon. The state’s death rate for infected individuals has risen to 4.03%. There have been 4,020 tests processed throughout the […]

Georgia’s death toll from coronavirus continues to rise, reaching 23 deaths from the virus as of noon Sunday. The death rate from the virus in Georgia now stands at 3.83%. The number of deaths have risen by 3 since the Georgia Department of Public Health’s 7 p.m. Saturday status update and 9 since the noon […]